Lavinia
Americannoun
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Roman Legend. the daughter of Latinus and second wife of Aeneas.
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a female given name.
Example Sentences
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But when Lavinia clicked on an email with results of an at-home DNA test in September 2022, she was filled with a sense of dread.
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
Her test results revealed something astonishing: non-identical twins Lavinia and Michelle don't have the same father.
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
But Michelle wasn't thinking of how her results might affect Lavinia when she sent her sample off to be analysed.
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
When Lavinia looked closely at her results, she saw that James wasn't her father either.
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
I’m signed up to work in the kitchen, or help Miss Lavinia dress, or anything, for a year, and Isannah is thrown in for nothing—because she is so young and has a delicate stomach.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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